Hodgkin's disease and autoimmune hemolytic anemia: A case report

OZDEMIR F., YILMAZ M., AKDOGAN R. A., KAYNAR K., Kavgaci H., KARTI S., ...Daha Fazla

MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.205-207, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000084642
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.205-207
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Hodgkin's disease, IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To report a case of Hodgkin's disease presenting with immune hemolytic anemia. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 47-year-old man was admitted to hospital because of weight loss, fever, and inguinal lymph node adenopathy. Biopsy of the inguinal lymph node revealed mixed-cellularity Hodgkin's disease. Three days after starting combined chemotherapy, the patient showed evidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia, which responded well to prednisolone. Conclusion: This case shows that clinicians should be aware of the possibility of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in patients with Hodgkin's disease presenting with anemia, and distinguish it from the anemia of chronic disease. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.